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  • Yoshinori Ono not only wants a new Darkstalkers game, he’s ‘desperate’ to make it

    Do you want to see a new Darkstalkers game as badly as Super Street Fighter IV director Yoshinori Ono? If the answer’s yes, then you better start letting Capcom know.

  • McConnell to Crist: Run as a Republican

    Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said on “Fox News Sunday” that while he supports Florida Governor Charlie Crist today, he will not continue to support him if he decides to leave the party.  Crist, who is trailing Republican Marco Rubio for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat, has indicated he may skip the GOP primary and run as an independent.  Crist only has until Friday to decide what letter is going to fall behind his name, but that hasn’t stopped Republican heavy hitters from weighing in early.

    The Kentucky Republican, who endorsed Crist a year ago, suggested he should, “compete as a Republican. He has been a Republican all of his life and to remain within the party.  I hope he will do that.”  So will he take back his endorsement?  McConnell said, “Not today…I think if the governor were to decide to run as an Independent, he’s not going to have any Republican support.”

    Former Vice President Dick Cheney, who endorsed Rubio, said in a statement earlier this week, “Lately it seems Charlie Crist cannot be trusted even to remain a Republican…I strongly urge him to either stay in the Republican Party or drop out of the race. The only winners from an independent bid would be Barack Obama and Harry Reid.”  McConnell seems to agree saying, “I would be troubled if the governor decided to run as an Independent.  I think that would be a serious problem.  And he would certainly not have my support and not have the support of any other Republicans that I know.”

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  • Samsung to Launch Symbian 3 Smartphone?

    Found under: Samsung, Symbian 3, Smartphone, Nokia, Android, bada, Windows Phone 7,

    Samsung might currently be busy with Windows Phone 7 Android and bada smartphones but that doesnt mean the manufacturer has forgotten all about Symbian. As you already know Nokia has unveiled Symbian3 at MWC 2010 the OS thats going to power its future touchscreen smartphones by the end of the year. And now word on the street is that Samsung is considering launching such a phone in the near future but we have no shred of evidence to support it. In case Samsung does decide to

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  • Palm Pixi Now Free Through Sprint’s Website

    It was only a matter of time before the WiFi-less, Sprint bound Pixi dropped to "free with a 2-year contract" pricing on the America’s 3rd largest network, and you can now hit Sprint’s online portal to get the diminutive smartphone for the sweet sweet price of zero dollars with a new contract.  As is generally the case with Sprint, brick and mortar corporate stores can’t match the web pricing on these kinds of deals, so if you want your free Pixi through Sprint proper you’ll have to wait a few days after ordering, or wait until in-store pricing inevitably follows suit.

    Thanks to everyone that sent this in!

  • Citroën C5 3.0 HDi V6 240 CV aut., prueba (Parte III)

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    Llegamos ya a la última parte de la prueba del Citroën C5 equipado con el potente propulsor 3.0 HDI V6 de 240 CV y cambio automático de seis velocidades. Del motor y sus prestaciones, así como consumos y comportamiento en general, os hemos hablado en la primera parte de la prueba y en la segunda parte hemos visto el diseño del C5, más que nada aquellos elementos que lo diferencian de un C5 con menor motor y detalles curiosos del interior.

    Ahora llegamos a la tercera parte de la prueba donde hablaremos del equipamiento y de los precios, así como nuestra valoración general sobre el modelo. En cuanto al equipamiento nos vamos a centrar exclusivamente en la dotación de serie de este modelo de 240 CV que va asociado únicamente al nivel de equipamiento más elevado, Exclusive. Pero en la prueba que realizamos hace unos meses de un Citroën C5 nos metemos afondo con el equipamiento base de un C5 y los elementos de serie.

    Podemos acceder a un Citroën C5 equipado con el motor HDi de 110 CV y el acabado Millenium desde los 21.290 euros con un completo equipamiento de serie, pero nuestra unidad equipada con el motor V6 HDI de 240 CV y el nivel más completo de equipamiento tiene un precio de partida de 36.400 euros.

    Equipamiento

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    El equipamiento base de seguridad de un Citroën C5 es muy completo, desde el nivel base cuenta con elementos como ESP, ABS, sistema de pedales retráctiles, antinieblas delanteros, airbags frontales, laterales, de rodilla para el conductor, y de cortina delanteros y traseros, equipamiento inalterable desde el nivel base y, como es de suponer, ha obtenido las famosas cinco estrellas en el test EuroNCAP.

    Pasando a nuestro modelo de 240 CV, por 36.400 euros tenemos de serie un completo equipamiento, donde podemos destacar: los faros bi-xenon direccionables, cromados de los marcos de las ventanillas, suspensión Hidractiva III, sensores de aparcamiento delanteros y traseros, radio MP3 con seis altavoces, toma USB y conexión bluetooth para telefonía, climatizador bi-zona, freno de mano eléctrico, entre otros elementos.

    Pero el equipamiento a destacar de nuestro C5 de pruebas no acaba ahí, puesto que a ese equipamiento de serie del modelo Exclusive hay que sumarle el pack Exclusive Cuero integral (6.050 euros) que suma los asientos de cuero microperforados y eléctricos, el salpicadero forrado en cuero, el sistema de navegación con disco duro y lector de DVD, sistema de sonido HI-FI, la alarma y la pintura metalizada. Con todo este equipamiento donde no entra ni un sólo extra más tenemos un C5 con un motor diesel V6 de 240 CV por 42.450 euros.

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    Del equipamiento había que mencionar algunas cosas, primero el sistema de navegación que funciona realmente bien y se trata del modelo más alto de gama del Grupo PSA,el Navidrive 3D, que cuenta con lector de DVD (ver detalle), disco duro integrado y mapas en 3D. Eso hace que unido a la toma USB y al sistema de sonido HI-FI tengamos un completo equipo de sonido para aquellos amantes de la música y es curioso además la reproducción de DVD que lo puede realizar en parado o en marcha sólo el sonido. Si no necesitamos tanta sofisticación de sistema de navegación, siempre tendremos disponible el My Way que cuenta con USB también desde los 739 euros.

    También nuestro C5, incorporaba el sistema de aviso de cambio involuntario de carril, uno de los sistemas que en su momento fueron punteros en la anterior generación del C5 si mal no recuerdo, y que te avisa con una vibración en el asiento (del lado de donde te sales) si te sales del carril de manera involuntaria.

    Valoración general

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    En principio cuando pedí este Citroën C5, quería ver la evolución de este motor V6 que desarrollan en conjunto con el Grupo Ford y por tanto con Jaguar y Land Rover. Y mi sorpresa fue mayor al ver los acabados del C5, que estaban por encima de lo que ya había visto en la anterior prueba, algo que me sorprendió gratamente.

    Pese a su motor de 240 CV, no es un vehículo para sensaciones deportivas al volante, su dirección y suspensión no están orientadas hacía ese uso. Pero lo que por una parte es un defecto, se convierte en toda una virtud para viajar con un confort máximo y rapidez, porque al mismo tiempo el motor ofrece mucha fuerza y mueve con total soltura al C5.

    Por otro lado, pese a que el pack que traía nuestra unidad de pruebas es caro, para aquellos que quieren un vehículo full y les da igual la marca que llevan en el capó, tendrán un modelo con un equipamiento que ningún premium ofrece por 40.000 euros, es más, ciertas soluciones de conectividad (toma USB y sistema de navegación y sonido) ya les gustaría equiparlas algunos modelos mucho más caros y denominados premium.

    En mi opinión personal este C5 con estos acabados es toda una declaración de intenciones, se aleja de la idea de marca generalista y da toda una lección de calidad y equipamiento, muchos pueden echar de menos la deportividad de un motor de ese tamaño, pero si viajas mucho en carretera o autovía y buscas un coche cómodo, rápido, potente y equipado con todo, pocos modelos verás en este rango de precios.

    Incluso es una alternativa al C6 por tamaño y precios, ya no es el primer C5 que veo destinado a coche oficial o formando parte del PME como vehículo de subdelegados del gobierno y similares.

    Precios (según nota de prensa de Citroën)

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    • C5 1.8i 16v BUSINESS 21.190 euros
    • C5 THP 155 PREMIER 24.690 euros
    • C5 3.0i V6 CAS EXCLUSIVE 34.500 euros
    • C5 HDi 110 FAP BUSINESS 21.890 euros
    • C5 HDi 110 FAP MILLENIUM 22.940 euros
    • C5 HDi 140 FAP BUSINESS 23.340 euros
    • C5 HDi 140 FAP MILLENIUM 24.790 euros
    • C5 HDi 140 FAP PREMIER 25.140 euros
    • C5 HDi 140 FAP EXCLUSIVE 28.540 euros
    • C5 HDi 160 FAP PREMIER 26.040 euros
    • C5 HDi 160 FAP EXCLUSIVE 29.440 euros
    • C5 HDi 160 FAP CAS PREMIER 28.040 euros
    • C5 HDi 160 FAP CAS EXCLUSIVE 31.440 euros
    • C5 V6 HDi 240 FAP CAS EXCLUSIVE 36.400 euros

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  • Guía para instalar Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx paso a paso

    Guía rápida y sencilla para aquellas personas que todavía no se animaron a entrar al mundo GNU/Linux y quieren comenzar con algo fácil, intuitivo, amigable y no morir en el intento con instalaciones engorrosas.. aclaro que esta instalación la hago en una maquina virtual con Virtualbox así que si alguien no se anima a probarlo directamente en su maquina lo puede probar con virtualbox hasta que esté totalmente seguro ;)

    Primero debes conseguir el cd de Ubuntu,  descargandotelo o haciendo un pedido para que te lo envíen de forma gratuita a tu casa.

    Ahora que tienes el cd/dvd de Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx lo pones en tu lectora, reinicias la maquina y la configuras desde la bios para que booté desde cd.

    Comienza a iniciar desde el cd y automáticamente veremos la siguiente pantalla

    Una vez que carga elegimos nuestro idioma y hacemos clic sobre “Instalar Ubunu 10.04″

    Nuestra ubicación horaria ..

    Distribución de nuestro teclado.. automáticamente el instalador selecciona uno, si es el correcto seguimos, sino selecciona el que corresponda para tu teclado.

    Esta es la única parte de la instalación ”complicada” y en la que deberías tener conocimientos previos mínimos sobre particionar un disco rigido.

    Si tienes un disco “fisico” libre para ubuntu puedes seleccionarlo y tildar la opcion “Borrar y usar el disco entero”.

    Lo mas recomendable es especificar las particiones manualmente. Así que seleccionamos y clic en adelante.

    Bien ahora asumiendo que leíste algo o tienes una idea de lo que es instalar un windows xp o vista y sobre como crear particiones en un disco, quiero que vean en la siguiente tabla como Linux nombra a los disco y a las particiones..

    Tipo de disco———–Nombre por disco fisico —————particiones
    SATA
    ——————————sda (primer disco fisico)———— sda1, sda2, sda3,etc..
    ——————————sdb (segundo) ————————-sdb1, sdb2, sdb3,etc..
    ——————————sdc (tercero) —————————sdc1, sdc2, sdc3,etc..
    PATA
    ——————————hda (primer disco fisico)————- hda1, hda2, hda3,etc..
    ——————————hdb (segundo)————————- hdb1, hdb2, hdb3,etc..
    ——————————hdc (tercero)————————– hdc1, hdc2, hdc3,etc..

    En Linux todo es un archivo. Desde los archivos de datos hasta las particiones de los discos pasando por el ratón y la tarjeta de sonido. Los directorios también son archivos. Existe un directorio raíz (/) del que cuelga todo de la siguiente manera:

    /: Raíz.
    /usr: Aquí se encuentra la gran mayoría de los archivos existentes en un sistema Linux, tales como
    documentación, casi la totalidad de los comandos de usuario, juegos, librerías, etc.
    /bin: Aquí están los comandos que pueden usar todos los usuarios (incluido el administrador o root).
    /sbin: Aquí están los comandos que sólo puede usar el administrador o root.
    /dev: Ahí están todos los dispositivos de nuestra máquina.
    /home: Lugar donde se almacenan las cuentas de usuarios.
    /lib: Enlaces a las librerías que se necesitan para el sistema.
    /var: Contiene información variable, como por ejemplo los logs del sistema (/var/log), correo local, etc.
    /tmp: Directorio temporal.
    /etc: Configuración global de los programas.
    /root: Cuenta del administrador.
    /boot: Aquí está todo lo necesario para arrancar el sistema.
    /media: Punto de montaje para sistemas de archivos montados localmente.
    /mnt: Antiguo punto de montaje para sistemas de archivos montados localmente. Hoy en día está en desuso
    y se conserva por razones históricas.
    /proc: Sistema de archivos virtual de información de procesos y del kernel.

    Para instalar aquí voy a usar 3 particiones: “sda1” para el directorio raíz (/) ( que seria donde va ir todo mi sistema operativo.. ) , “sda2” que seria la partición swap ( esto seria el disco de intercambio.. el cual Linux utiliza como si fuera memoria RAM..) para elegir el tamaño que tendrá esta partición lo mas recomendable seria seguir los siguientes valores en base a la cantidad de RAM que tengamos..

    128MB hacer una partición de 256MB
    256MB hacer una partición de 384MB
    512MB hacer una partición de 640MB
    1GB puede ser una de 640MB como una de 1024MB, hacer una partición mas grande seria totalmente en vano y nos jugaría en contra..
    2GB o mas de ram, con esa cantidad casi no necesitaremos de la partición swap, así que una de 1024MB estaríamos bien..

    Y la tercer partición ”sda3” seria (/home)  donde estarían todos nuestros datos, imagenes, themes, musica, etc, etc..
    Ahora que masomenos quedo explicado el porque de cada partición podes ir creando segun el tamaño que dispongas libre en tu disco..
    El sistema de archivos que utilizaremos sera ext4 y con darle un tamaño de 7 a 15 GB a el raiz estaria mas que bien.

    El punto de montaje es donde elijen que partición va a ser.. si la raiz (/) 10GB, swap (area de intercambio) 1024MB o (/home) mas de 8GB.

    Una vez que tengamos correctamente particionado como la imagen anterior.. seguimos con la instalación..

    Aquí ingresamos nuestros datos, contraseña y si queremos que nos pida la contraseña al iniciar o inicie automáticamente..

    Miramos si esta todo bien y le damos intalar..

    Comenzo a instalar.  Esta parte va rapida, es recomendable mantener conectada la pc o notebook a internet porque mientras instala desde el cd tambien busca alguna actualizacion o paquete de idioma si es que los hay e instala.

    Cuando termina el proceso reiniciamos, sacamos el cd y listo el pollo..

    Con ustedes Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx, espero lo disfruten.

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  • Google Maps Navigation Not Coming to iPhone

    Found under: Google, Maps, Navigation, Android, iPhone, ,

    Just a few days ago we learned that Google Maps Navigation will be available to UK Android users and we certainly expect this free turn-by-turn navigation application to be made official in other markets soon.It looks like Google is interested in bringing Google Maps Navigation to other platforms than just its Android OS but that doesnt include the Phone. Google has specifically pointed out the fact that its not interested in developing such an app for iPhone OS yet We did no

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  • Photo safari – Orangutans Part 4 | Not Exactly Rocket Science

    A few more shots from Perth Zoo’s orangutan exhibit. I’ll be back with some proper posts tomorrow, also with a great ape theme…

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  • In India, HP Pavilion PCs Ship with Wii-Like Swing Motion Controller [Hp Swing]

    Details are sparse at the moment, but something is happening in India. Something wand-like and prone to waggling. Called the Swing, it’s a motion controller HP cooked up for their Pavilion PC desktops. More »







  • Leon Panetta’s success at the CIA

    Linda Davidson/the Washington Post Photo

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    In case you missed this, David Ignatius has a very laudatory piece on CIA Director Leon Panetta in today’s Washington Post. Ignatius writes:

    CIA Director Leon Panetta has a new trophy in his seventh-floor office at Langley: It’s the fuse from a Chinese-made rocket that he helped disable (with a CIA technician hovering close by) during a visit to an agency paramilitary training base.

    That’s a good metaphor for Panetta himself as he completes 14 months as CIA director. He has defused a number of bombs that threatened to blow up what was left of the agency’s credibility, and in the process he has focused the CIA on getting the job done.

    Panetta was a controversial choice because his experience was in politics, rather than espionage. But that Washington savvy was just what the beleaguered agency needed most. Panetta took on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi after she accused CIA officials of lying, and he quietly prevailed. Congressional Democrats have tempered their CIA-bashing, recognizing that Panetta is carrying out President Obama’s policies.

    Panetta also defused the ticking bomb of the intelligence reorganization. When Adm. Dennis Blair, the director of national intelligence, tried to assert authority over CIA operations, Panetta protested to the White House. He complained that he couldn’t operate on that basis — and that Blair should have no more say over CIA operations than over those at the FBI. Panetta won that fight, too. Blair is now focusing on his main challenge of coordinating the sprawling intelligence community.

    The surprise with Panetta is how aggressively this Democratic former congressman has been waging the war against al-Qaeda. One official describes the Predator campaign to assassinate al-Qaeda and Taliban leaders as “the most aggressive operation in the history of the agency.” The tempo has increased to two or three strikes a week, up roughly fourfold from the George W. Bush years.

    To provide intelligence for the Predator strikes, the agency is running clandestine sources inside Pakistan and paying off tribal leaders on both sides of the border. The agency’s assets are hardly squeaky clean: They are former terrorists who have decided to flip. And Panetta has authority to direct the Predators to hit “signature” targets, meaning vehicles or training locations that are connected to known al-Qaeda operatives.

    With the CIA squeezing al-Qaeda in the tribal areas of Pakistan, there’s a danger that the terrorists will slip away to new havens. So Panetta is stepping up operations in Yemen, Somalia, and North and sub-Saharan Africa. And the agency is maintaining a strong presence in Iraq even as the U.S. military withdraws, feeding intelligence to the Iraqi military to target the estimated 1,000 al-Qaeda fighters still there.

    Iran may be Panetta’s biggest headache. The agency is trying to recruit more assets inside Iran, and it is running some operations to disrupt Iran’s nuclear capability. But the agency doesn’t have (and doesn’t want) authority to mount lethal sabotage operations of the sort the Israelis seem to be conducting. CIA analysts think that open military attacks against Iran by the United States or Israel would only help the regime.

    Panetta put his mark on the agency this month by choosing his own deputy, Michael Morell, 51, to replace Stephen Kappes, a respected career officer who acted as Panetta’s adviser on operations. Morell is a 30-year CIA veteran, but he comes from the analytical side of the house. This should give the clandestine service more running room. An autoworker’s son from Akron, Morell defies the preppy, blue-blood CIA stereotype; that’s another plus.

    Morell’s top priority will be to increase collaboration between analysts and operators, which is already paying dividends. To cite two examples: The secret Iranian enrichment facility at Qom was discovered after a tip from a human source, with analysts then focusing intelligence collectors on precisely where to look; and Syria’s secret nuclear reactor was found in 2007 after analysts studied suspicious fragments of intercepted conversations and warned the operations division to look for the smoking gun.

    Panetta plans to pitch employees Monday about his five-year plan for the agency: It will feature a more diverse workforce better trained in languages; more officers under nonofficial cover who can penetrate the hard targets; and new technologies to cope with the deluge of data, such as “smart search” capability that can learn with analysts and prompt them where to look.

    Another of the trophies in Panetta’s office is a Wild West statue of a rider being bucked off his horse. Surprisingly, given the turmoil surrounding the CIA when he arrived, Panetta these days seems pretty easy in the saddle.

    Like many, I was greatly surprised when Panetta was announced as Obama’s nominee for the CIA. But by all accounts– including from my friends and colleagues at the Agency– Panetta has done an amazing job. Kudos to Panetta– at to the many able intelligence professionals at the Agency that work with him!

  • Windows Phone 7 Microsoft Office Hub Demoed on Video

    Found under: Windows Phone 7, Microsoft Office, Hub,

    One of the best features of the upcoming Windows Phone 7 handsets will most likely be Microsoft Office integration. Today we have a simple video that shows us how Microsoft Office looks on Windows Phone 7 smartphones and its simply spectacular.No other smartphone owner can truly say that hisher handset has such a simple yet very powerful productivity suite at hisher disposal. The Office suite for WP7 devices is a very strong feature which could convince a lot of professional to cho

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  • Know Your System’s Details With Speccy [Hardware Analysis]

    [Windows Only] Coming from the same guys who made CCleaner and Defraggler, this one called Speccy from Piriform sure takes a hit at being simple and doing just what it should. Speccy is a hardware information tool that scratches your system for details and lists down everything about your hardware in a neat and tidy interface.

    For people using Windows, CCleaner has been a clear favorite when it comes to quick system maintenance. Falling in the same league, Speccy allows you to have a glance of all the system details swiftly without any fuss required at the user-end.

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    The application caters to all aspects of hardware, from the CPU to Network to Graphics and whatever comes in between. There’s a summary page where you can see all the details in brief and then click through them to have them explained. If you’re the regular forum bird, Speccy can come in handy in a lot of situations where you need to hand over your system specs to another party, for Speccy allows you to take a ‘screenshot’ of your configuration and have it saved to a file. This screenshot is not a jpeg as many would have assumed. It is a .speccy file which you can send over to another party and can only be opened with the Speccy application. When opened, it will present a duplicate copy of configuration as snapped from your PC.

    Like other Piriform apps, Speccy is available as an installer and a portable zip file which, again, can come in handy if you’re the de facto tech support for everyone around you!

    Thanks to Lee at DownloadSquad for the hat tip!

    Know Your System’s Details With Speccy [Hardware Analysis] originally appeared on Techie Buzz written by Keshav Khera on Sunday 25th April 2010 03:52:38 PM. Please read the Terms of Use for fair usage guidance.

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  • Prius tops green auto list

    per Kelley, with their top 10 list of green cars. …

    … "Toyota Prius is the biggest, most powerful iteration yet, it’s also the most fuel-efficient. " …

    Via Kelley Blue Book: Green Car #1

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  • TV Premieres, Finales & Specials This Week 04/25/2010

    Each week GeekTonic covers the TV scene with a complete listing of premieres, finales and specials for the week.  This week brings us a few more premieres & returns as well as a few finales.

    Happy Town

                     The new ABC Drama, “Happy Town” arrives Wednesday

     

    NOTE: All Times are Listed for EST – TV schedules subject to change

     

    Sunday, April 25

    Ray Johnston Band: Road Diaries (8pm on HDNet – HD) New series

    America the Story of Us (9pm on History – HD) – New series

    Into the Universe With Stephen Hawking (9pm on Discovery – HD) – new series

    River Monsters (9pm on Animal Planet – HD) – Season 2 premiere

    When Love is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story (9pm on CBS – HD) – a documentary/drama with Winona Ryder and Barry Pepper star as the co-founders of Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon.

    8th Annual TV Land Awards (9pm on TV Land) – Shows such as Bosom Buddies, The Love Boat, Glee and others are highlighted.

    Girl Meets Gown (10pm on WE) New series

     

    Monday, April 26

    Bizarre Foods With Andrew Zimmern (10pm on Travel – HD) – Season 5 premiere

    Runaway Squad (10pm on A&E – HD) – Series finale

    Tuesday, April 27

    Food Party (10pm on IFC) – Season 2 premiere

    The Hills (10pm on MTV) – Season 7 premiere

    Dinner With the Band (10:30pm on IFC) – New series

    The City (10:30pm on MTV) – Season 2 premiere

    Wednesday, April 28

    High Society (9:30pm on CW – HD) – Season finale

    Sunset Daze (10pm on WE) – new series

    Happy Town (10:01pm on ABC – HD) – new drama series with Lauren German & Sam Neill starring.  The story is set in a small, Minnesota town that experienced its first crime in seven years with a murder.

    Thursday, April 29

     

    Friday, April 30

    Who Do You Think You Are? (8 pm on NBC) – Season 1 finale

    Bill Moyers Journal (8 pm on PBS) – A special, 90-minute episode marks the final episode of this long-running series.

    I Shouldn’t Be Alive (9 pm on Animal Planet – HD) – Season 3 finale

    The Life & Times of Tim (9:30 pm on HBO – HD) – Season 2 finale

     

    Saturday, May 1

    When I Was 17 (11 am on MTV) – New series

    10 on Top (11 am on MTV) – New series

     

    Sunday, May 2

    Cold Case (9pm on CBS – HD) – Season finale

     

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  • iPad Camera Connection Kit Provides Limited USB Keyboard, Headset Support [Ipad]

    iPad users looking to get a little extra mileage out of the $30 Camera Connection kit will be pleased to know that the USB dongle provides some limited support for certain USB keyboards and headsets. More »







  • Phoenix Mayor: Law “tramples civil rights”

    Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon (D) is vehemently opposed to Arizona’s new immigration law.  Sunday on Fox News, Gordon railed against the legislation, labeled it unconstitutional and described it as “trampling civil rights.”  The law’s new identification process will require suspected illegals to produce legitimate forms of identification when questioned about their status by law enforcement.

    The mayor described the process as unfair because “those that don’t have an Arizona driver’s license, children under 16, seniors that don’t drive and people coming from out of state” aren’t able to comply with the law and are therefore “at risk of being arrested and turned over to I.C.E. [Immigration and Customs Enforcement].”

    Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R) signed the nation’s toughest crackdown on illegal immigration into law Friday, a move that’s fueling the illegal immigration debate across the country.

    Since Friday, protests have been erupting outside the Arizona state capitol, with those in attendance urging others to join boycotts of the immigration law.

    Despite lambasting the law, Mayor Gordon offered a potential “silver lining,” adding that the federal government will now have to address the immigration policy and enforcement “that they have been turning a deaf ear to.”

  • Feedback From You… The Reader

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    Hi guys. If you have yet to notice, we have had many news articles on the latest applications and updates, and we would like feedback on that. For the last 3 days, I have been trying a new way of writing news. I have allowed Surur to keep all his news articles and I do strictly application news.

     

    I would like to ask you guys a few questions.

    1) Do you like this amount of application news?
    2) Do you think my plan to do only Application news good or bad?
    3) What changes would you like to see not only from me, but the site?

    Thanks for the answers. I will go through all  the comments and see what to do. We are always trying our best to improve your Windows Mobile experience and keep you up to date on all things WM… So this feedback will allow us to do that to the fullest.


  • Eclectic Japanese Pentax K-x Colors Coming Stateside [Pentax K-x]

    A number of previously Japan-only Pentax K-x camera colors are headed to the U.S., the company confirmed Friday. Until Pentax opened up the color palette, we Yanks only had access to red and black models in this line. More »







  • Audi A7 Sportback: Debut at Moscow Motor Show, Audi S7 Sportback confirmed

    Audi A7 Sportback: Debut at Moscow Motor Show, Audi S7 Sportback confirmed

    The Audi A7 Sportback will have its debut at the Moscow Motor Show.

    At the same time the Audi S7 Sportback has been confirmed. Great news!

    Regarding the date when this new car will hit the showrooms it is still unknown but we found out something else: the A7 will have a hybrid version as well as a sporty one dubbed S7, which will make its debut two years after the standard version.

    The new Audi S7 will take on cars such as the Mercedes-Benz SLS 63 AMG and in order to compete with this car it may receive the Lamborghini-derived engine which will be found on the upcoming Audi S8.

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  • People power sustainability 2.0

    Sustainability shifts into its next phase as communities embrace climate change actions, creative enablers become easy to adopt, and collaboration spans organizational boundaries. …

    … “where the government has been slow to increase renewables in the energy mix, there’s been strong interest in community-owned renewable energy. ” …

    Via Advertising Age: Sustainability 2.0

    UCSD on Sustainability 2.0: “sustainability comes alive in education, research, and campus operations.”